Biography

Keat Ghee Ong is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Michigan
Technological University. He received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from
University of Kentucky in 2000. In 2006, he started his academic career in Biomedical
Engineering at Michigan Technological University as an Assistant Professor. Ong has
an active research program in the areas of implantable sensors, wireless sensors,
electronic devices, and magnetoelastic materials. He was involved in the development
and implementation of a number of wireless sensor technologies including the magnetoelastic
resonant sensors and inductive-capacitive resonant circuit sensors for biomedical
applications. Currently, Ong focuses on the development of “smart implants”, which
are based on wireless sensor/actuator platforms that not only can monitor physiological
conditions in real time, but also react and adapt to changes for improving treatment
outcomes.

Ong has produced numerous publications and presentations in biomedical, sensors and
materials related journals and conferences. Over his 16 years of research career,
he has authored or co-authored more than 100 technical journals and conference proceedings.
He is on the editorial board of Science Letters. Ong also served as the graduate program director in the Biomedical Engineering department
from 2011 to 2015, and as the director of Life Science and Technology Institute from
2013-2015. In 2016, he received an endowed professorship, the Portage Health Foundation
Endowed Professor of Technological Innovations in Health, to help Michigan Tech to
improve medical commercialization and integrate research activities with the local
community.